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Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Judging by my latest unsuitable housing offer (yes, another one today that had tons of steps to the front door again), my youngest is going to be the other side of her teens before I have somewhere to live!

Hope the sunshine continues and cheers everyone up/calms certain people down!

SingleSue

A better day today with him..he did have a little shout this morning but nothing that couldn't be handled and thank goodness, he at least kept his hands and feet to himself.

I've been sat thinking about it and wonder if the changing season has got anything to do with things, or if it is just a coincidence...reason being is that it was this time last year he got really aggressive for a time, was strangling me with the seat belt in the car, whacked me round the head while I was driving, broke things around the house and basically kicked me so hard in the back I couldn't walk for days.

It was so bad at that time, I had to give up my little volunteer job at the special needs playgroup..plus of course, the injury to my back meant I couldn't go in for a while.

Other than that, we are fine...eldest had an appointment with the shoulder specialist yesterday and she is going to help him work on getting his shoulders stronger ready for Honduras next year. Youngest is well and truly over his chest thing...but the begger has given it to me now and my asthma is playing up (but nowhere near as bad as he was)!

dane-katie

Can i join?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

[waves] Course you can! Welcome!

Invasion

Helloo Dane-Katie!

I'm annoyed I'm a member of a charity called ayme- association of young people w/ME. and we've had a new member join the message boards. She's made about 4 threads, in one she's talking about wanting to get a motability car as she gets HRM, in another she's talking about going SKIING! for her 18th birthday in a month or two, and admits that her symptoms are 90% conginitive, but that she does get muscle pains in her legs when she does too much, but having reduced her activity levels, that's ok now. If my legs were ok having reduced activity levels I would NOT be claiming HRM. I don't know she got it in the first place! If you can reduce your activity levels then you must have been walking a hell of a lot in the first place, which doesn't match up to HRM. It just annoys me, as this is exactly the reason people who really need these things have to fight so hard for it.

Oscar_The_Grouch

Hi Dane-Katie. Come and join the party. New members have to supply the biccies!!

Invasion - Sorry you're feeling a bit annoyed. Hope it all works out. My sister goes skiing on a regular basis, but does not ski - she looks after a small pile of handbags and chalet keys whilst everyone else does the actual snow bit. Any chance this person could be doing something similar? Either that, or are they going to turn round in a couple of weeks and say "Oh poor me; my ME was so bad I couldn't book the skiing holiday" for sympathy?

Invasion

Thanks Oscar It wouldn't surprise me, she seems to be all about the attention, but she is actually skiing, and going on about wanting her birthday to be special.. "I'd hate to have to sit at home on my 18th haha!" when realistically, a whole lot of the people on that site have no choice but to do that. It's just so unbelievably insensitive! She reckons she gets HRM cos she gets "tired really easily "

dane-katie

Hi, thanks for the welcome hows everyone been?

Invasion i get what you mean i would be furious if she can get HRM but she can walk fine!?!?!
I get told im lucky having bipolar?!?!?! i gert HRC and LRM i would give it up in a shot if i could get rid of my bipolar lol

jennihen

Invasion wrote: »

Thanks Oscar It wouldn't surprise me, she seems to be all about the attention, but she is actually skiing, and going on about wanting her birthday to be special.. "I'd hate to have to sit at home on my 18th haha!" when realistically, a whole lot of the people on that site have no choice but to do that. It's just so unbelievably insensitive! She reckons she gets HRM cos she gets "tired really easily "

Oh - if we could all get it for that!!
I'm back doing the geriatric shuffle and will probably sleep on the sofa tonight as I can't face the stairs. But because the inflammation is intermittent not permanant I get nowt! Don't get me wrong - I'm grateful that I am ok for the majority of the day - but my days of skiing are long gone. Bend ze knees - I can't get on or off the toilet somedays!!

SingleSue

I'm the same as you jennihen, I don't claim (have not even attempted) for my creaking joints despite sometimes finding it excrutiating to walk and move let alone ski (never been skiiing, wonder what it is like) because it is not all the time..some days there is no problem at all.